Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

1175 reviews

styro's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness

parsleyperson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

heidi_grey's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Classism

jamie_rich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

themeanfrench's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bizzyizzybee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty

cordelio's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sareidle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Tartt's writing is evocative without being overly descriptive - she is efficient in word choice that paints a clear picture of the characters and atmosphere of the story. While the page count is longer than most books I read, they seemed to fly by and I wondered what would happen to Richard and the Classics Department next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

nuhaam_'s review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

damn 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, and Racial slurs

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Blood, and Car accident

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship